Neil Harbisson, 33, became the world’s first legally-recognised cyborg after he had an antenna fitted into the back of his head in 2004.

To be fitted with the implant doctors had to drill into his skull and allow the bone and antenna to merge. It took two months to heal.

Following the surgery the attachment has allowed Neil to see colour for the first time after being born colourblind and even download images and sound into his brain.

The sensation has led New York-based Neil to claim he has “eyes and ears in each continent”.

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CYBORG: Neil has an antenna in his head

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He said: “My head also has internet connection, which allows me to receive images or sounds directly into my skull from other parts of the world.

“Selected people – one from each continent – can send images or sounds to my head using their mobile phone cameras or microphones.

“This separation of my body and my sense makes me feel as if I have an eye and ear in each continent. Sometimes I might be facing a boring brick wall, yet I will be perceiving a be a beautiful sunset from my 'Australian eye'.

“Or I might be having an extremely boring conversation with someone yet be receiving extremely funny jokes from my 'American ear'.”

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SIGHT: The implant allows Neil to see colour – something he was unable to do before

But Neil hopes cyborg tech will be used to spark a new dawn of space exploration where people can upload their conciseness to far-away planets.

He said: “Our senses no longer need to be where our bodies are. I believe the next stage of human exploration is to explore the disconnection between body and senses and to start travelling without our bodies.

“Instead of going through the uncomfortable pain of travelling, we could send our senses to space, 3D print ourselves in other planets and explore space while lying in bed. In other words the best space ship is a comfortable bed.”

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While the future of cyber enhancements may be decades away for most people Neil is keen to stress that his antennae does not make him feel out of place, but instead it is like a new body part.

He added: “The antenna is a new body part and the chip is an extension of my brain. I don’t feel I’m using technology, I don’t feel I’m wearing technology, I feel I am technology.